Celebrated television actress Mita Noor was found dead at her Gulshan residence on Monday morning.
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Literacy rate now 53.7pc: BBS
The country’s overall literacy rate now stands at 53.7 percent with Barisal division being on the top with 61.9 percent, says a survey conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
Highway blocked after robbery in Habiganj
Agitated locals put up barricade on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway on Friday morning after a robbery took place in the house of a Khelafat Majlish leader in Bahubal upazila headquarters.
Footwear factory at Ctg EPZ catches fire
A footwear factory at EPZ here caught fire early Sunday.
BNP leader stabbed in C’nawabganj
A local BNP leader was stabbed by some miscreants at Mushribhuja in Bholahat upazila of the district on Saturday night.
Dacoits abduct 14 fishermen from Meghna estuary
A gang of armed pirates early Saturday abducted 14 fishermen with a fishing trawler on Meghna River estuary near Char Patiyala under Monpura upazila of Bhola district.
UP office building completed in Chuadanga
The construction works of Notipota Union Parisad office building in Damurhuda Upazila here has been completed at a total cost of Tk 59,88,000.
42 mosques get 300 ceiling fans in Gaibandha
A total of 42 mosques here received 300 ceiling fans from Nahid Foundation on Friday to help the devotees offer Tarabi prayers smoothly during the month of Ramadan.
Yunus a great dreamer: US Ambassador
Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus is a great dreamer, says US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena.
Substandard Clinics, pathological labs fill Syhet
Private clinics and pathological laboratories in Sylhet district have been rendering sub-standard health service to patients.
Sylhet Hindus for repeal of bill on temple assets
Hindus in Sylhet held demonstrations on Wednesday demanding immediate cancellation of the proposed draft ‘Temple property management, recovery and protection law-2013’.
Two Hijbut Tahrir members held in Ctg
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested two alleged members of banded militant outfit Hijbut Tahrir from Andarkillah crossing under city’s Kotwali thana on Friday.
Mandela’s health improved overnight
The office of the South African president says Nelson Mandela’s health improved overnight, and his condition remains critical but is now stable.
Two killed in Dhaka fire
A couple died and one of their children sustained injuries in a fire at their residence in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area on Thursday.
Enactment of law to to protect torture victims urged
Participants at a human chain rally on Wednesday organised to observe the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture called for enacting anti-torture law to ensure rights of rehabilitation of the victims and eliminate poverty to break cycle…
Torture of housewife for dowry: 4 sent to jail
Four female in-laws of a housewife in the city were sent to jail on Wednesday for torturing her demanding dowry.
Policy on street children urged
Speakers at a function in the city on Thursday demanded preparation of a separate policy for street children to ensure their development.
Firearms carrier gets life term in Rajshahi
One person was sentenced to life-term imprisonment by a trial tribunal here on Monday for possessing firearm illegally over four years back.
Khulna Metro to have three new police stations
The government is going to set up three new police stations in Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) area after a gape of long 27 years.
Newly-wed housewife commits suicide in Comilla
A newly-wed housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a tree branch at Bangari village in Debidwar upazila early Tuesday.
Ex-Public Health engineer dies in Sherpur road crash
An elderly man, who was critically injured in a road accident on the Jamalpur-Sherpur Highway in the district, died on Monday night.
Poor benefit as employment project ends in Rangpur
A Taka 118.53-crore second phase special Employment Generation Project for the Poorest (EGPP) just ended successfully in Rangpur division benefiting 1,69,339 ultra poor people, officials said.
View exchange meeting on Vision- 2021 held
A view exchange meeting organised in connection with the completion of four years by the present government titled “Charter of change,.Vision 2021″ was held at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner(DC) of Moulvibazar.
Indian clothes worth Tk1.4 cr seized, 2 held
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (West Zone) seized two trucks loaded with Indian clothes worth about Tk1.4 crore and arrested two people in this connection at Rupsa Bridge in Khulna district early Monday.
College student beaten to death in Comilla
A college student was beaten to death allegedly by some unidentified miscreants at Kulasa village in Chowddagram upazila on Monday night.
Clash aboard trawlers: 1 feared drowned, 2 hurt
A fisherman was feared drowned and two others injured during a clash aboard trawlers between two rival groups over fishing hilsa in the Baleshwar River at Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat on Monday.
Rangpur Mayor asks for quality construction
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) and valiant freedom fighter Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has directed the concerned authorities and contractors to ensure ensuring quality in all construction works.
Sirajganj road crash kills 7
At least seven people, including five members of a family, were killed when a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a truck collided head-on at Raiganj Upazila in Sirajganj district on Tuesday.
Khaleda back home from Singapore
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home on Monday night, after her weeklong tour of Singapore for medical treatment. Khaleda, also the leader of the opposition in parliament, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10:40pm in a flight…
Shab-e-Barat observed with solemnity
Dhaka – The holy Shab-e-Barat, believed to be the night of fortune, was observed across the country with due religious fervour. The Muslim devotees passed the night offering special prayers, reciting from the Holy Quran, holding milad mahfil, zikr, and…